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1 to eat away at
to eat away atdestruir pouco a pouco. -
2 to eat away
to eat awaya) comer continuamente. b) destruir, corroer. -
3 eat
[i:t] 1. past tense - ate; verb(to (chew and) swallow; to take food: They are forbidden to eat meat; They ate up all the cakes; We must eat to live.) comer- eatable2. noun((in plural) food: Cover all eatables to keep mice away.) víveres- eat into- eat one's words* * *[i:t] vt+vi (ps ate, pp eaten) 1 comer, ingerir. 2 tomar uma refeição. 3 corroer, destruir. 4 gastar, consumir. to be eaten up by (with) sentir remorsos, ficar penalizado. to be eaten up with estar corroído de (algum sentimento). to eat crow reconhecer o erro, humilhar-se. to eat humble pie ser obrigado a admitir erro ou mentira. to eat away a) comer continuamente. b) destruir, corroer. to eat away at destruir pouco a pouco. to eat in a) comer em casa. b) corroer. to eat into corroer, consumir. to eat one’s gut of house and home explorar, arruinar alguém. to eat one’s head off não valer o que come. to eat one’s heart out consumir-se, sofrer em silêncio. to eat one’s words retirar o que disse, desmentir as próprias palavras, contradizer-se. to eat out comer fora de casa. to eat out of one’s hand comer na mão de alguém, subjugar-se a alguém. to eat up comer tudo. what’s eating you? o que o está preocupando? que é que o aflige? -
4 eat
[i:t] 1. past tense - ate; verb(to (chew and) swallow; to take food: They are forbidden to eat meat; They ate up all the cakes; We must eat to live.) comer- eatable2. noun((in plural) food: Cover all eatables to keep mice away.) comestíveis- eat into- eat one's words -
5 corrode
[kə'rəud](to destroy or eat away (as rust, chemicals etc do).) corroer- corrosive* * *cor.rode[kər'oud] vt+vi 1 corroer, carcomer, roer lentamente. 2 consumir-se aos poucos, desgastar-se. -
6 corrode
[kə'rəud](to destroy or eat away (as rust, chemicals etc do).) corroer- corrosive -
7 erode
[i'rəud](to eat or wear away (metals etc); to destroy gradually: Acids erode certain metals; Water has eroded the rock; The individual's right to privacy is being eroded.) desgastar- erosion* * *e.rode[ir'oud] vt+vi corroer, roer, carcomer, desgastar(-se), sofrer erosão. -
8 tuck in
1) (to gather bedclothes etc closely round: I said goodnight and tucked him in.) aconchegar2) (to eat greedily or with enjoyment: They sat down to breakfast and started to tuck in straight away.) comer com vontade -
9 erode
[i'rəud](to eat or wear away (metals etc); to destroy gradually: Acids erode certain metals; Water has eroded the rock; The individual's right to privacy is being eroded.) corroer, erodir- erosion -
10 tuck in
1) (to gather bedclothes etc closely round: I said goodnight and tucked him in.) embrulhar nas cobertas2) (to eat greedily or with enjoyment: They sat down to breakfast and started to tuck in straight away.) comer com vontade
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